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What is a key aspect of social class, according to the content?
What phenomenon is related to people justifying their high social status by blaming the poor?
What is a possible consequence of the Just World Phenomenon?
What determines prestige, according to the content?
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What is a characteristic of high-prestige jobs?
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What is a consequence of the unequal status in society?
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What is a racial group typically defined by?
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Why is skin color often used as a basis for prejudice?
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What is an ethnic group typically defined by?
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Why do minority groups often have limited control over their lives?
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What is an example of how power can contribute to prejudice?
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Why do Jews fit into the category of ethnic groups?
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What is a key difference between racial groups and ethnic groups?
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What can limit the sense of control that people have over their own lives?
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What is necessary for people to be of a higher status?
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What is the assumption that people make about the world, according to the Just World Phenomenon?
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Why might people of a high social class justify their own position in society?
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What type of jobs are often associated with high prestige?
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What is a potential consequence of the belief that people who are poor must be lazy?
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Study Notes
Prejudice and Discrimination
- Prejudice and discrimination can be based on race, ethnicity, power, social class, or prestige.
- Racial groups are set apart due to physical characteristics that have taken on social significance, such as skin color.
- Ethnic groups are set apart due to national origin or distinctive cultural patterns, including groups like Puerto Rican, Irish, Japanese Americans, and Jews.
Power and Prejudice
- Power refers to economic and political power, as well as the power to control one's own life.
- Groups with a lot of political power can get their candidates in office, protect their interests, and limit the opportunities of minority groups.
- Unfair hiring policies and laws can limit the opportunities and sense of control of minority groups.
Social Class and Prejudice
- Social class is relative, and people of higher status need people of lower status to justify their position.
- The Just World Phenomenon assumes that the world is just, and people get what they deserve, which can lead to prejudice and discrimination.
- People of high social class may justify their position by stereotyping people who are poor as lazy, and voting against welfare programs that might aid them.
Prestige and Prejudice
- Prestige is often based on occupation, with high-prestige jobs going to dominant group members and lower-prestige jobs going to minority group members.
- Examples of high-prestige jobs include being a doctor or lawyer, while lower-prestige jobs include sanitation workers or service industry workers.
Prejudice and Discrimination
- Prejudice and discrimination can be based on race, ethnicity, power, social class, or prestige.
- Racial groups are set apart due to physical characteristics that have taken on social significance, such as skin color.
- Ethnic groups are set apart due to national origin or distinctive cultural patterns, including groups like Puerto Rican, Irish, Japanese Americans, and Jews.
Power and Prejudice
- Power refers to economic and political power, as well as the power to control one's own life.
- Groups with a lot of political power can get their candidates in office, protect their interests, and limit the opportunities of minority groups.
- Unfair hiring policies and laws can limit the opportunities and sense of control of minority groups.
Social Class and Prejudice
- Social class is relative, and people of higher status need people of lower status to justify their position.
- The Just World Phenomenon assumes that the world is just, and people get what they deserve, which can lead to prejudice and discrimination.
- People of high social class may justify their position by stereotyping people who are poor as lazy, and voting against welfare programs that might aid them.
Prestige and Prejudice
- Prestige is often based on occupation, with high-prestige jobs going to dominant group members and lower-prestige jobs going to minority group members.
- Examples of high-prestige jobs include being a doctor or lawyer, while lower-prestige jobs include sanitation workers or service industry workers.
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Description
This quiz explores the concepts of prejudice and discrimination, particularly in the context of racial and ethnic groups, and how physical characteristics take on social significance.
